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Vannucci, Carlo

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Title	Vannucci, Carlo
Family Name	Vannucci
Given Name(s)	Carlo
Alternate Name(s) / Title(s)	Bocco
Gender	Male
Short Description	Carlo Vannucci (Bocco) was born in Viareggio, province of Lucca, in 1920. He was captured in Bardia, then was held captive in Bombay until being transferred to Australia in 1944. He was a Prisoner of War in Cowra Prisoner of War Camp 12 (NSW) from 1944 until repatriation in 1946.
Full Biographical Data	Carlo Vannucci (Bocco) was captured in Bardia on 5 January 1941, then transferred to Bombay where he was held captive. From Bombay Carlo was transferred to Melbourne where he arrived on 26 April 1944 and was interned as a Prisoner of War from 27 April 1944 in Cowra Prisoner of War Camp 12 (NSW) until repatriation on 23 December 1946 on “Alcantara”. Carlo Vannucci died on 30 September 2015 in Viareggio, Italy.
Related Resources	A new generation of friendship
	Council seeks Heritage Listing for Italian POW art works
	Carlo Vannucci Service and Casualty Form
	Carlo Vannucci Report on Prisoner of War
	Carlo Vannucci Pittori
	Ritratto di un giovane pittore (Portrait of a young painter)
	The capture of Bardia
	The capture of Bardia Australian soldiers
	Carlo Vannucci and others at Cowra
P O W Number	65104
Pre- Captivity Occupation	decorator
Birth Date	1920-09-15
Country Of Birth	Italy
Place Of Birth	Viareggio
Journey	Bardia
	Bardia
	Melbourne
	Cowra
	Bombay
Death Date	2015-09-30
Country Of Death	Italy
Place Of Death	Viareggio
Information Source U R L(s)	https://italianprisonersofwar.com/2022/08/01/two-artists-and-a-cowra-chapel/
Linked From	Altar panel painting of St John
	Boats at Viareggio harbour
	Camp huts
	Camp huts, Australia
	Carnival float
	Portrait of a prisoner
	Portrait of Mrs Jenny Catherine Burge
	Portrait of my father Ulderico
	Portrait of my nephew Attilio
	Prisoners
	Prisoners’ huts
	Sketch for a carnival float
	Vannucci self-portrait
	Vannucci self-portrait (back)
	Vannucci self-portrait (front)
	Art making at the Cowra camp POW Camp
	Carlo Vannucci Report on Prisoner of War
	Carlo Vannucci Service and Casualty Form
	Art making at the Cowra camp POW Camp \| Mentions – > Vannucci, Carlo
	Carlo Vannucci Report on Prisoner of War \| Mentions – > Vannucci, Carlo
	Carlo Vannucci Service and Casualty Form \| Mentions – > Vannucci, Carlo

Periods of Captivity

Cowra Prisoner of War Camp 12 5 Jan 1941/-23 Dec 1946

Title	Cowra Prisoner of War Camp 12 5 Jan 1941/-23 Dec 1946
Classification	Prisoner of War
Place Of Capture	Bardia
Date Of Capture	1941-01-05
Transport Type	Ship
Camp Or Place Held Captive	Cowra Prisoner of War Camp 12
Date Of Repatriation	1946-12-23